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If you don&#39;t have a subtitle file available for your multimedia file, you can create your own subtitles.
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Subtitles comprise two kinds of information: time and text.
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	Time consists of two points: the temporal point when the subtitle appears (<i><b>start time</b></i>) and the point when it dissappears (<i><b>end time</b></i>). 
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	Text refers to the content of the subtitle, i.e. the words to appear under the image.
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That&#39;s why the subtitle grid contains, apart from the column with the
subtitle number, a column with the start time, a column with the end
time and a column with the text. In order to facilitate certain tasks,
a column with the duration of the subtitle has been added. 
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Subtitling is a process involving various steps:
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	<li>Spotting: Deciding which parts of the dialogue will be converted into subtitles.  
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	<li>Cueing: Marking the start time and end time of each subtitle.</li>
	<li>Writing: You may write text in a subtitle, or leave it blank for the students to fill in. </li>
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These steps are described in the following sections.<br />
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